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Houston Heart Transplant Survivor Participates in Transplant Games

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 14, 2014 · We hear from Willy Thornton, a heart transplant survivor participating in the annual Donate Life Transplant Games of America, taking place July 11-15 in Houston.

Tags Donate Life heart transplant houston organ donors organ transplants transplant games Transplant Games of America Willy Thornton

Houston Matters

One Man’s Heart Transplant Helped Bring the Transplant Games to Houston This Summer

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 24, 2014 · We hear the story of Houstonian Brian Gilliam, who was the recipient of a heart transplant. He shares how the transplant changed his life and his connection to bringing the 2014 Transplant Games of America to Houston this summer.

Tags 2014 Brian Gilliam heart houston transplant Transplant Games of America

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